Chemmeen Old Sexy Malayalam Film Pics & Review
Chemmen is the distinguished work of Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, an eminent luminary on the literary firmament in Kerala, South India. Harmoniously blending the progressive realism with a new romanticism, this classic novel, set in Kerala, has the gripping qualities of a fable or a fantasy, in which the lives, superstitions, the inner beliefs, the traditions and suffering of the fisher folks are portrayed as way of life with deep and significant moral. Chemmeen was one of the greatest Malayalam movies ever made.
This 1965 Movie based on a Story by famous Malayalam writer, Late Thakazhi siva sankarappilla Tells the story of a group of fishermen and their love and beliefs etc. The Dramatic dialogues by S.L. Puram Sadanandan make the film unforgettable.Songs written by Vayalar Rama varma and Music by Saleel choudhary are superb.these are sung by Manna Dey, Yesudas, P. Leela, Udaya Bhanu and Santha Produce by Babu in the banner of kanmani films, This movie bagged many awards.Sathyan Palani Sheela Acts as Karuthamma and Madhu as Pareekutty,her lover.Also Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair Chembankunju,S.P. Pillai Achenkunju,Adoor Bhavani Chakki, Addor Pankajam Nallapennu and Latha Panchami plays major roles
Winner of the Presidents Award, the most coveted literary honor in India, Chemmeen is a tragic tale of great emotional appeal. It has the distinction of being translated into 14 languages of India and in all important languages of the world English, Russian, German, Italian, French, Czech, Spanish, Polish etc. Since Its publication in Malayalam in 1956, the novel has run into several editions in quick succession, setting an all India record for all time. The Story of Chemmeen in brief, centers around an arrogant and ambitious fisherman, Chembankunju, whose only aim is to own a boat and a net. Sacrificing the little joys and pleasures of life, he saves whatever he can and succeeds in buying a boat and a net with the help of Pareekutty, a young Muslim trader, on condition that the fish hauled by the boat will be sold to him.
Chembankunjs pretty daughter, Karuthamma, and the Muslim trader Pareekutty, love each other. It was pure affection, which gradually blossomed into chaste love. Karuthammas mother, Chakki, knows about it and remind her daughter about the life they lead with in the four thick walls of fort traditions and taboos and how she should keep up the purity of the sea coast to save it from destruction.
Realizing the tremendous impact of the traditional belief, Karuthamma forsakes her love for Pareekutty and willingly marries Palani, a sturdy orphan youth, discovered by Chembankunju on the sea in the course of one of his fishing expeditions. Soon after the marriage, she accompanies her husband to his village and sets up a family of their own, despite her mothers sudden illness and her fathers request to stay. In his fury and frustration, Chembankunju disowns Karuthamma.
On acquiring a boat and a net and subsequantely adding one more, Chembankunju becomes more greedy and hearless, break his promise, refuse to sell the fish to Preekutty as he no ready cash. With his deceit and dishonesty, Chembankunju drives Preekutty to bankruptcy and causes his ruin. He even forsake his good neighbor and childhood friend, Achenkunju. After death of his wife, Chakki, Chembankunj marries another women, Pappikunju, the widow of a rich an, K. Valakkaran, from he has bought his first boat. Unable to bear her fathers partial treatment, Panchami, Chebankunjus youner daughter, leaves hoe to join her sister, Karuthama, on arrival of her step mother.
Meanwhile, Kruthamma endeavours to build up a happy home. She remains a loyal and faithful wife. But scandal about her old love fro Pareekutty spreads among the people in the village haunts Palani. Fearing disaster by joining the of an allegedly unchaste womans husband, Palanis friends ostracize him and refuse to take him for fishing with them. Karuthamma swears her chastity. Palani believes her. He decides to go for fishing alone.
By a strange stroke of irresistible Destiny, karuthamma and Pareekutty met on a moonlit night, their old love is awakened and they join themselves in an ecstatic embrace when Palani is away on the rough sea, baiting a big shark. The code is defied. Kadalamma, the Goddess of the Sea, exacts a terrible vengeance. Palani is cought in the whirlpool and a treacherous under current, followed by storm, thunder and lightning. The sea in its fury devours Palani as the true lovers find bliss in each others arm on the shore. Next morning, the true lovers, hand in hand, are found dead, washed ashore. At a distance, there lies a baites dead shark